2.1k Sep. 9, 2019 Authentic, realistic wedding vows recognizing the shadow self "I know that love is just a shout into the void, and that oblivion is inevitable, and that we're all doomed and that there will come a day when all our labour has been returned to dust, and I know the sun will swallow the only earth we'll ever have, and I am in love with you…" Read More 2.9k 11 Comments May. 1, 2019 Unpopular opinion: you shouldn’t write your own vows Are you dreading writing your wedding vows? Here are four reasons I think that you should opt for prepared vows instead of writing your own vows. Read More 3.5k Apr. 19, 2019 21 modern poems that make swoon-worthy wedding readings Finding the right wedding readings for your ceremony can be a bear if you don't know where to look. This is especially so if you're diverting from traditional and/or religious readings and want something more modern, secular, funny, or all of the above. I wanted to see what was cooking in modern poetry to see if there were some new poems that would make amazing wedding readings that we hadn't seen before. Spoiler alert: there were! Read More 5.9k Oct. 3, 2018 Our delicious unity beer ceremony was… hopping (plus our ceremony wording!) Craft beer has been such a huge part of our relationship that when we were planning our wedding (featured here!), we wanted to include it somehow. I suggested a unity beer ceremony, but we couldn't find any wording online that we liked. We ended up creating our own from scratch, complete with our own unique brand of humor. Read More 3.2k Jul. 25, 2018 Can my friend get ordained to officiant our same-sex wedding? "My girlfriend and I are getting married in November 2018. We want our friend to get ordained so that he may marry us. What are the steps for same-sex couples getting married?" There are two considerations for online ordination when having a friend officiate your same-sex wedding: that the online ordination website allows same-sex ceremonies and that online ordination is considered legal in your state/city/county. Let's look at both issues… Read More 2.2k Jun. 21, 2018 The challenges of having a Humanist wedding in the UK (from an officiant's perspective!) In the UK, it isn't easy to have a secular wedding. Religious weddings have a section focusing on the couple, but there's also a big focus on their religion. With 71% of young people in Britain describing themselves as non-religious, this isn't preferred for a lot of couples. Here are the challenges of having a Humanist wedding in the UK… Read More 1…34567…44 Copyright © 2003 - 2021 Offbeat Empire. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction in part or in whole is prohibited. Contact us Terms of Service | Privacy Policy | Monetized by SkimLinks
2.9k 11 Comments May. 1, 2019 Unpopular opinion: you shouldn’t write your own vows Are you dreading writing your wedding vows? Here are four reasons I think that you should opt for prepared vows instead of writing your own vows. Read More 3.5k Apr. 19, 2019 21 modern poems that make swoon-worthy wedding readings Finding the right wedding readings for your ceremony can be a bear if you don't know where to look. This is especially so if you're diverting from traditional and/or religious readings and want something more modern, secular, funny, or all of the above. I wanted to see what was cooking in modern poetry to see if there were some new poems that would make amazing wedding readings that we hadn't seen before. Spoiler alert: there were! Read More 5.9k Oct. 3, 2018 Our delicious unity beer ceremony was… hopping (plus our ceremony wording!) Craft beer has been such a huge part of our relationship that when we were planning our wedding (featured here!), we wanted to include it somehow. I suggested a unity beer ceremony, but we couldn't find any wording online that we liked. We ended up creating our own from scratch, complete with our own unique brand of humor. Read More 3.2k Jul. 25, 2018 Can my friend get ordained to officiant our same-sex wedding? "My girlfriend and I are getting married in November 2018. We want our friend to get ordained so that he may marry us. What are the steps for same-sex couples getting married?" There are two considerations for online ordination when having a friend officiate your same-sex wedding: that the online ordination website allows same-sex ceremonies and that online ordination is considered legal in your state/city/county. Let's look at both issues… Read More 2.2k Jun. 21, 2018 The challenges of having a Humanist wedding in the UK (from an officiant's perspective!) In the UK, it isn't easy to have a secular wedding. Religious weddings have a section focusing on the couple, but there's also a big focus on their religion. With 71% of young people in Britain describing themselves as non-religious, this isn't preferred for a lot of couples. Here are the challenges of having a Humanist wedding in the UK… Read More 1…34567…44 Copyright © 2003 - 2021 Offbeat Empire. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction in part or in whole is prohibited. Contact us Terms of Service | Privacy Policy | Monetized by SkimLinks
3.5k Apr. 19, 2019 21 modern poems that make swoon-worthy wedding readings Finding the right wedding readings for your ceremony can be a bear if you don't know where to look. This is especially so if you're diverting from traditional and/or religious readings and want something more modern, secular, funny, or all of the above. I wanted to see what was cooking in modern poetry to see if there were some new poems that would make amazing wedding readings that we hadn't seen before. Spoiler alert: there were! Read More 5.9k Oct. 3, 2018 Our delicious unity beer ceremony was… hopping (plus our ceremony wording!) Craft beer has been such a huge part of our relationship that when we were planning our wedding (featured here!), we wanted to include it somehow. I suggested a unity beer ceremony, but we couldn't find any wording online that we liked. We ended up creating our own from scratch, complete with our own unique brand of humor. Read More 3.2k Jul. 25, 2018 Can my friend get ordained to officiant our same-sex wedding? "My girlfriend and I are getting married in November 2018. We want our friend to get ordained so that he may marry us. What are the steps for same-sex couples getting married?" There are two considerations for online ordination when having a friend officiate your same-sex wedding: that the online ordination website allows same-sex ceremonies and that online ordination is considered legal in your state/city/county. Let's look at both issues… Read More 2.2k Jun. 21, 2018 The challenges of having a Humanist wedding in the UK (from an officiant's perspective!) In the UK, it isn't easy to have a secular wedding. Religious weddings have a section focusing on the couple, but there's also a big focus on their religion. With 71% of young people in Britain describing themselves as non-religious, this isn't preferred for a lot of couples. Here are the challenges of having a Humanist wedding in the UK… Read More 1…34567…44 Copyright © 2003 - 2021 Offbeat Empire. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction in part or in whole is prohibited. Contact us Terms of Service | Privacy Policy | Monetized by SkimLinks
5.9k Oct. 3, 2018 Our delicious unity beer ceremony was… hopping (plus our ceremony wording!) Craft beer has been such a huge part of our relationship that when we were planning our wedding (featured here!), we wanted to include it somehow. I suggested a unity beer ceremony, but we couldn't find any wording online that we liked. We ended up creating our own from scratch, complete with our own unique brand of humor. Read More 3.2k Jul. 25, 2018 Can my friend get ordained to officiant our same-sex wedding? "My girlfriend and I are getting married in November 2018. We want our friend to get ordained so that he may marry us. What are the steps for same-sex couples getting married?" There are two considerations for online ordination when having a friend officiate your same-sex wedding: that the online ordination website allows same-sex ceremonies and that online ordination is considered legal in your state/city/county. Let's look at both issues… Read More 2.2k Jun. 21, 2018 The challenges of having a Humanist wedding in the UK (from an officiant's perspective!) In the UK, it isn't easy to have a secular wedding. Religious weddings have a section focusing on the couple, but there's also a big focus on their religion. With 71% of young people in Britain describing themselves as non-religious, this isn't preferred for a lot of couples. Here are the challenges of having a Humanist wedding in the UK… Read More 1…34567…44 Copyright © 2003 - 2021 Offbeat Empire. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction in part or in whole is prohibited. Contact us Terms of Service | Privacy Policy | Monetized by SkimLinks
3.2k Jul. 25, 2018 Can my friend get ordained to officiant our same-sex wedding? "My girlfriend and I are getting married in November 2018. We want our friend to get ordained so that he may marry us. What are the steps for same-sex couples getting married?" There are two considerations for online ordination when having a friend officiate your same-sex wedding: that the online ordination website allows same-sex ceremonies and that online ordination is considered legal in your state/city/county. Let's look at both issues… Read More 2.2k Jun. 21, 2018 The challenges of having a Humanist wedding in the UK (from an officiant's perspective!) In the UK, it isn't easy to have a secular wedding. Religious weddings have a section focusing on the couple, but there's also a big focus on their religion. With 71% of young people in Britain describing themselves as non-religious, this isn't preferred for a lot of couples. Here are the challenges of having a Humanist wedding in the UK… Read More 1…34567…44
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